Puzzle



(No Model.)

L. G. WARNER.

' PUZZLE.

No. 588,688. Patented Aug. 24,1897.

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LINCOLN G. WARNER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 588,688, dated. August24, 1897.

I Application filed september 18, 1896. Serial No. 606,251. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LINCOLN G. WARNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, (Fox Chase,) and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Puzzles, of whichthe followingis a specification.

This invention relates to a new, amusing, and instructive toy, and hasfor its object to provide a cheap and simple device of this descriptionwhich will afford endless amusement to both old and young and will causethe exercising of a certain amount of ingenuity and practice andsteadiness of the hand in its solution and yet when once solved will beas difficult of re-solution as though it had not been before solved.

With these ends in view this invention consists in the details ofconstruction and. combination of elements hereinafter set forth and thenspecifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use the same, the constructionand operation will now be describedin detail, referring to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a plan of a puzzle made in accordance with my improvement,and Fig. 2 a section at the line a w thereof.

In carrying out my invention as here shown, A represents a box or tray,preferably square, and having placed therein a false bottom 13, whichhas a circular concaved section C, so as to give a saucer shape thereto,and the corners of this bottom are thus elevated and have thedepressions D formed thereon, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. Four ballsE'are used in connection with this construction and are primarily placedwithin the concaved section 0, after which, by the proper manipulationof the tray, such as tippingit from one side to another, these balls aresupposed to be brought one to each of the depressions D,

which is the solution of the puzzle, and, as is obvious, this willrequire considerable patience and practice upon the part of themanipulator, since the depressions D are of such slight depth as tocause the balls to roll there-- from very easily, and after one or moreballs have been brought into position in the .depressions the furthermanipulation of the tray to bring others of the balls to the depressionswill have a tendency to displace those which have previously beenplaced.

From this it will be seen that considerable practice and patience mustbe exercised, and yet when the puzzle is once solved it will be almostas difficult of re-solution as though it had not been solved. This willgive practice to the eye and tend to steady the movements of the hand,thereby instructing the young as well as amusing the old, since theattention of the person must be entirely absorbed,-

which will cause the time to pass quickly and pleasantly.

In the manufacture of this puzzle but little expense will be incurred,since it is only necessary to make the tray of paper, and the falsebottom may also be made of paper or thin sheet metal stamped into shape.

Having thus fully described this invention, what is claimed as new anduseful is- 1. In combination, four balls, abox having a bottom with asaucer depression in the center adapted to contain all of the balls atonce, circular depressions in the corners adapted to contain only one ofthe balls at a time, as and for the purpose described.

2. In a puzzle, a square box, a false bottom arranged therein, saidbottom having a circular concavity formed in the center thereof a flatportion surrounding the concavity and smaller circular concavitiesformed in each of the corners of the flat portion, in combination with abox of this character four spherioalbodies, as and for the purposedescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

LINCOLN G. WARNER.

